The <author> metadata element contains the name of the topic's author.
( text data or keyword or option or parmname or apiname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or term) (any number)
Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required? |
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href | A hyperlink representing a resource that defines the person or company named in the parent element. For example, you could use this attribute to cite the URL for the named entity's "home page." The href attribute identifies the destination of the resource using conventional URL syntax. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
keyref | Currently not implemented in DITA processors. Provides a key that a process can use to look up associated information. | NMTOKEN | #IMPLIED | No |
type | Indicates the primary author of the content. Allowable values are:
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(author | contributor) | #IMPLIED | No |
%global-atts; (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described at global-atts | parameter entity | PE not applicable | Not applicable |
class | A common attribute described in othercommon |
<prolog> <author type="creator">Jane Roe</author> <author type="contributor">John Doe</author> </prolog>